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Agriculture and Economic Growth in Argentina, 1913-84

By: Yair Mundlak,Domingo Cavallo,Roberto Domenech

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Agriculture and Economic Growth in Argentina, 1913-84

By: Yair Mundlak,Domingo Cavallo,Roberto Domenech

The noted economist Yair Mundlak presents here a theory of the growth of the agricultural sector within the context of a growing economy. He explores the various aspects of the dynamics of agriculture and their relationship to the dynamics of the economy at large, offering a unique blend of theory, methodology, and empirical analysis. The rate of agricultural growth has varied across countries and over time, even though the main innovations in agricultural technology have been made available to all countries. Consequently, the difference in performance is due to the use made of the available technology. Mundlak treats the implementation of technology as an economic decision similar to decisions about resource supply and allocation. The development of agriculture, like that of other sectors, is determined to a large degree by the economic environment, especially public policies. This framework permits the author to evaluate the effects of policies on growth by examining their effects on sectoral incentives. Mundlak shows that neutral macroeconomic policies may have a stronger effect on sectoral growth than sector-specific policies. The book contains problem sets, and will be a reference and text for graduate-level courses.

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144

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Intl Food Policy Res Inst

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ISBN 10

0896290786

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9780896290785

Agriculture and Economic Growth in an Open Economy--the Case of Argentina

By: Domingo Cavallo,Yair Mundlak

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Agriculture and Economic Growth in an Open Economy--the Case of Argentina

By: Domingo Cavallo,Yair Mundlak

Research report on the role of the agricultural sector in overall economic growth in Argentina from 1940-1971 - explains the econometric model used for analysing the functoning of a market economy; studies effects of trade liberalization, exchange rate policies and domestic taxation, public investment and Terms of Trade, production functions, consumer expenditure, etc. Bibliography and graphs.

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168

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Intl Food Policy Res Inst

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0896290379

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9780896290372

Argentina's Economic Reforms of the 1990s in Contemporary and Historical Perspective

By: Domingo Cavallo,Sonia Cavallo Runde

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Argentina's Economic Reforms of the 1990s in Contemporary and Historical Perspective

By: Domingo Cavallo,Sonia Cavallo Runde

Why has Argentina suffered so much political and economic instability? How could Argentina, once one of the wealthiest countries in the world, failed to meet its potential over decades? What lessons can we take from Argentina's successes and failures? Argentina’s economy is - irresistibly - fascinating. Argentina's economic history - its crises and its triumphs cannot be explained in purely economic terms. Argentina's economic history can only be explained in the context of conflicts of interest, of politics, war and peace, boom and bust. Argentina's economic history is also intertwined with ideological struggles over the ideal society and the on-going struggle of ideas. The book comprises two distinct components: an economic history of Argentina from the Spanish colonial period to 1990, followed by a narrative by Domingo Cavallo on the last 25 years of reform and counter reform. Domingo Cavallo has been at the centre of Argentina's economic and political debates for 40 years. He was one of the longest serving cabinet members since the return of democracy in 1983. He is uniquely qualified to help the reader make the connection between historical and current events through all these prisms. His daughter, Sonia Cavallo Runde, is an economist specialized on public policy that currently teaches the politics of development policy. The two Cavallos offer academics and students of economics and finance a long form case study. This book also seeks to offer researchers and policymakers around the world with relevant lessons and insights to similar problems from the Argentine experience.

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